Re: Sponge filters

[Wright Huntley <huntley1 at home_com>]

BizEcology at aol_com wrote:
> 
> << Sponge filters are superior for killies.
> 
>     This seems to be the view of most killie keepers, but I can't get the
> buggers to work properly. Maybe I used the wrong type, but they always
> seem too fiddly to get the flow right. Most of my fish are in *x8"x8"
> tanks so it's hard to find SF's that fit. Most say the outlet should be
> at water level, well if you get any evaporation they're suddenly not!>>
> 
> I use Jungle Dirt Magnet jr's and cut the tube in half to lower the height of
> the output.

That's one of my favorites. I use a lot of Tetras, but only in taller,
covered containers. AFAIK, they (and their imitator)  are the only kind that
needs to or should reach the surface. They *are* a bit noisy, too.

Some sponge filters have a larger diameter lift tube, and use an airstone
which makes them pretty quiet. Others, like the Dirt Magnets split the
airstream into four smaller sets of bubbles for the same effect.

I use the Dirt Magnet Jrs, and the Lee equivalents, cut down low enough to
work nicely in plastic shoeboxes or sweater boxes.

The box filters all have the ability to trap eggs or babies, so I avoid
them. The floss is a less effective nitrogen bacterial conversion bed than
foam, IMHO. I also use a lot of under-gravel filtration.

Wright

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